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In the Ring With James J. Jeffries is Adam Pollack's 4th book in his heavyweight champion series. It describes in meticulous detail Jeffries' bouts from the 1890s up to 1905 (including round by round accounts as well as pre- and post-fight analysis), his opponents, and his training regimen. It discusses the time's heavyweight scene, including contenders, pre-fight hype and negotiations, political and legal obstacles, and the color line. Chapte...

A clear-eyed explanation of the impact of ice on Earth, its climate, and its residents. Much has been written about global warming, but the crucial relationship between people and ice has received little focus, until now - and there is a fierce urgency as the problem accelerates. With clarity and insight, geophysicist and a co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Henry Pollack, paints a compelling portrait of the delicate geological balance b...

After the death of her grandmother Peta Masters moved to the Central Queensland city of Rockhampton where her aim was to open an Arts and Craft shop. She thought her life was complete, but she didn't bargain on a chance encounter with handsome grazier, Beale Jacobs. It is only then that she comes to realize that her biggest adventure is just about to begin. Peta and Beale come from different backgrounds. Peta owns and operates an Arts and Craf...

To me Steven J. Pollack, D.C. represents the vision and integrity, which form the foundation of Chiropractic health care. Over the past 20 years I've enjoyed the opportunity to be Steve's colleague and more importantly, his friend. Together we have endured and adapted to the dramatic changes to the "business" of health care. Despite these erratic changes "Dr. Steve" has never once lost his focus on the science, art, and philosophy of Chiroprac...

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Christian McClarity, David Morton and Lucas Mach have never met each other directly and never will (not even in this book where they share separate stories). They illuminate the classic role of the misunderstood and endangered loner hero who saves innocents from slaughter and brings murderous gangsters to justice. These men are very different from each other: a tenderfoot in Montana, a retired sheriff in Boston and a politically influential bu...

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Second revised edition of this guide to the origins, meaning and psychological applications of the Tarot which aims to demystify and to make Tarot symbolism an effective and accessible means of self-enlightenment.

To me Steven J. Pollack, D.C. represents the vision and integrity, which form the foundation of Chiropractic health care. Over the past 20 years I've enjoyed the opportunity to be Steve's colleague and more importantly, his friend. Together we have endured and adapted to the dramatic changes to the "business" of health care. Despite these erratic changes "Dr. Steve" has never once lost his focus on the science, art, and philosophy of Chiroprac...

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What real boys have to say:"A lot of people use words like 'psycho' or 'wacko' to refer to people who are feeling glum or think they might want to take their own life. I think these sorts of slang terms create further isolation in a teen, and that's not what you want to do to a teen who already feels alone" —Alexander, 18, from a small town in the South"A guy is supposed to be strong, tall, and fast and have the qualities of an ideal athlete. ...

Christian McClarity, David Morton and Lucas Mach have never met each other directly and never will (not even in this book where they share separate stories). They illuminate the classic role of the misunderstood and endangered loner hero who saves innocents from slaughter and brings murderous gangsters to justice. These men are very different from each other: a tenderfoot in Montana, a retired sheriff in Boston and a politically influential bu...

We first meet Lucy Appelbaum, the heroine of Paradise, New York, in 1970, as a nine-year-old girl enjoying her family's Catskills hotel, the Garden of Eden. Ten years later, having found nothing else at which she can distinguish herself, Lucy tries to save the Eden by capitalizing on a wave of nostalgia for the Borscht Belt and running the hotel as a sort of living museum of Yiddish culture.In the course of the season, Lucy battles her grandmo...

Akashic U.S. Presidents Series, Volume 2. Acclaimed novelist and satirist Neal Pollack analyzes and dissects selected early writings by Founding Father John Adams.

Filled with loads of interesting facts and bright, realistic illustrations, this reader shows what makes a pony a pony and how are they different from horses. Full color.

Based on William Pollack's groundbreaking research at Harvard Medical School for more than two decades, Real Boys explores this generation's "silent crisis": why so many boys are sad, lonely, and confused although they may appear tough, cheerful, and confident. Pollack challenges conventional expectations about manhood and masculinity that encourage parents to treat boys as little men, raising them through a toughening process that drives thei...

A fascinating account of the long history of antitax sentiments within the Republican party, Refinancing America looks at how opposition to income and wealth taxation became the dominant factor influencing the party's political agenda. The countless proposals for tax cuts introduced by Republicans in Congress during the 1990s, as well as the Bush administration's $1.6 trillion tax cut in May 2001, were not aberrations, but rather the continuat...

Er zählt zu den besten Fotografen der Welt, seine Porträts der Reichen und Schönen hängen in den wichtigsten Sammlungen. Ein Ereignis lastete jedoch als Trauma auf seinem Leben: Am 10. September 1928 war sein Vater während einer gemeinsamen Bergtour im Tiroler Zillertal tödlich verunglückt, noch am selben Tag wurde Philipp Halsmann wegen Verdachts auf Vatermord verhaftet. In dem politisch aufgeheizten Klima der Zwischenkriegszeit entwickelte s...